Short Stories in English for Beginners

Vocabulary
flight a journey in an aircraft
modern to do with the present time and not the past
boat a vehicle for travelling over water
rental the act of paying money so that you can use something
consider to think about something carefully
taste a person’s preferences for something such as clothing, art or
behaviour
ring a round piece of jewellery that you wear on your finger
identical exactly the same
trust to believe that someone is honest and loyal
adopt to take someone else’s child into your family and legally become
their parent
agency an organization or business that provides a particular service
shake to make many quick small movements from side to side or up and
down
sibling a brother or sister
accident a bad thing that happens that is not intended
be born a person or animal is born when it comes out of its mother’s body
terrible very bad
Comprehension Questions

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Select one answer only for each question.
11) In this chapter, Walter travels to ___.
a. Edinburgh and Belfast
b. only Belfast
c. London and Scotland
d. only London
12) Walter talks to the taxi driver about ___.
a. the taxi driver’s family
b. Walter’s family
c. an art museum
d. his trip to London
13) Alan lives ___.
a. near a park
b. on a boat
c. in a small village
d. near a river
14) In the end, the chest contains ___.
a. only a letter
b. a letter and some things
c. a letter from the people’s parents
d. money
15) David, Lucy and Alan are ___.
a. cousins
b. sister and brothers
c. friends
d. children

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